Red Hat Virtualization (formerly Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, broadly known as RHEV) is an enterprise level server and desktop virtualization solution. Red Hat Virtualization also contains the functionality of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktop in later editions of the platform.Red HatYou don't know Virtualization until you've tried RHEV!2017-12-13T22:23:03.094ZIt's currently being used across the organization - it includes all the enterprise-grade features for a less overall TCO as compared to something like VMware's offerings. It's easy to use, manage, and provision and has rock-solid reliability. It's backed with the best support in the industry and uses KVM Virtualization under the hood which is used all throughout the industry by some of the top names (AWS and Rackspace to name a couple).,Base licensing includes H/A and Live Migration features (you don't have to pay extra for them like VMware).
It's all completely managed through a WebUI - no fat client you have to install.
Very easy to use, manage, provision, and upgrade.,It's definitely come a long ways from what it used to be and is certainly a lot easier - the initial setup/configuration used to be quite difficult but really isn't anymore.
Better support and third-party integration for backup, snapshots, and restore of VMs like VEEAM for VMware - this is my only complaint. There are companies that offer solutions for RHEV however they're very limited and can be pricey.
I think some improvement can be made for deploying micro and cloud services through RHEV.,10,It has had an extremely positive impact on my overall business and has allowed me to utilize and leverage it as an offering to my clients.
It's an extremely solid, robust, and reliable product built off of KVM Virtualization technology.
Less expensive solution than VMware and includes more features!,,Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Adobe Acrobat DC, LibreOffice, Adobe Business Catalyst, Cisco ASA, IBM Notes, Cisco Catalyst, Suse LinuxMatthew J. FitzpatrickRed Hat Enterprise Virtualization to simplify your workflow2018-03-19T17:02:58.623ZThis was used in an organisation which I was working for, using a client-server architecture. This led to a more consistent environment and prevented *snowflake* desktops, which could be hard to diagnose issues on and provide support for. This also increased security and ultimately ended up saving a significant amount money for the company.,Standardisation where provisioning the environment became repeatable and predictable.
Easier debugging and understanding the client system.
Improved security and centrally managed.,Ran into a regression when updating firmware for IGEL
Desktop froze and became non responsive on a few occasions.
Server crashed and took down all the clients in the Thin setup.,7,Positive effect in that it saves money on support and debugging client machines.
Faster to fix bugs and debug user issues.,Amazon WorkSpaces,AWS Elastic Beanstalk, AWS Lambda, Amazon DynamoDBEmile SwartsRedhat - Virtualization well done2018-02-09T15:48:54.074ZIt is currently being used in our department and we will be making the switch soon from VMware which is currently deployed. It is a really efficient VDI solution and we may end up using it for more departments prior to full enterprise wide deployment. So far it has been really reliable and easy to use with its control via the Web UI and no need for an installed application.,Extremely reliable
Easy to maintain in regards to upgrades
RedHat has done a great job for added customization
Open-source so has to be awesome
Great end-user experience
Well done on the Live migration,Saw minor issues during first boot and configuration of VM's
I doubt its a con but you need decent Linux skills to work with this
Could improve and make more user-friendly in terms of UI,7,Replacement costs are high for employee PC hardware and such a product has helped cut down costs and will continue to do so once deployed across more departments
Increased availability and manageability,VMware ESXi, VMware Fusion, Ubuntu Linux, Suse Linux, Qualysguard, Rapid7 NeXposeVerified UserRHEV is worth a try if you like open-source software2017-09-12T19:05:48.357ZI am working as a Consultant, so I usually advise other companies in terms of virtualization solutions and implement them.
RHEV is usually used at our customers for providing an open-source based virtualization stack which is very similar to virtualization systems they already have (e.g. libvirt and KVM nodes). Therefore the learning curve is really low when RHEV is introduced to them.,Providing Virtualization services
Migrating VMs from other virtualization stacks to RHEV
Providing open-source based VDI
Providing a GUI for KVM
Providing HA virtualization,Native Ceph implementation is still missing
Only few software-defined Storage solutions are supported as storage backends
VM management (with virtual hardware, first boot etc.) is a bit fiddly,8,RHEV can be implemented within few days, meaning it is up and running very fast
Documentation is very good, so there is a small learning courve
It might take a long time until old VMs are migrated from proprietary virtualization vendors,Kernel-based Virtual Machine,Docker, GraylogValentin HöbelRHEV up your environment2017-03-30T15:18:22.163ZWe use RHEV across the organization from RND all the way down to our customer support operations. Every level has their own requirements and expectations from software and its use, RHEV provides the organization with a scalable virtualization platform that answers more of todays needs than competitors. We host systems for companies wanting a cloud based solution and the performance from RHEV is right on par with what our needs are.,RHEV can acquire user and group information from an Active Directory service without a great deal of confusing configuration.
RHEV management is browser-based and can be accessed from any platform.
Online Snapshot capability, provides a better redundancy than vsphere.,Hot Swappable functionality could be improved upon.
Template importation from external sources.
Better database synchronization when implemented.,9,RHEV has provided a positive ROI as our customers are not experiencing as many outages during maintenances.
We have not experienced any catastrophic failures as a result of vsphere losing connection to the ntp.
There has been a level of stability in our environment that was not previously experienced with our previous vendor.,vSphere,vSphere, Hyper-V, XenServerIan Neveu

It's currently being used across the organization - it includes all the enterprise-grade features for a less overall TCO as compared to something like VMware's offerings. It's easy to use, manage, and provision and has rock-solid reliability. It's backed with the best support in the industry and uses KVM Virtualization under the hood which is used all throughout the industry by some of the top names (AWS and Rackspace to name a couple).

It's definitely come a long ways from what it used to be and is certainly a lot easier - the initial setup/configuration used to be quite difficult but really isn't anymore.

Better support and third-party integration for backup, snapshots, and restore of VMs like VEEAM for VMware - this is my only complaint. There are companies that offer solutions for RHEV however they're very limited and can be pricey.

I think some improvement can be made for deploying micro and cloud services through RHEV.

I believe it's an excellent solution for any scenario which requires virtualization. The only scenario where it might not be the best solution would be in building out a cloud infrastructure - you could certainly integrate RHEV for something like that but I think that either OpenStack or CloudStack might be a better solution for building cloud environments.

This was used in an organisation which I was working for, using a client-server architecture. This led to a more consistent environment and prevented *snowflake* desktops, which could be hard to diagnose issues on and provide support for. This also increased security and ultimately ended up saving a significant amount money for the company.

It is currently being used in our department and we will be making the switch soon from VMware which is currently deployed. It is a really efficient VDI solution and we may end up using it for more departments prior to full enterprise wide deployment. So far it has been really reliable and easy to use with its control via the Web UI and no need for an installed application.

If you're looking for a reliable open-source VDI solution then this maybe the product for you and your organization, the live migration and exceptional end user experience are really well done. Its other features such as USB support, efficient desktop pooling, snapshot features, load balancing and many more are implemented in its competitors as well but are better managed here in my honest opinion.

I am working as a Consultant, so I usually advise other companies in terms of virtualization solutions and implement them.

RHEV is usually used at our customers for providing an open-source based virtualization stack which is very similar to virtualization systems they already have (e.g. libvirt and KVM nodes). Therefore the learning curve is really low when RHEV is introduced to them.

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization is well suited for IT departments which use open-source software already and want to rely on an enterprise virtualization solution which is very similar to the tools they already know.

In addition, RHEV fits in very well to environments already containing other products from Red Hat.

IT departmens with high performance needs should avoid RHEV in some scenarios.

We use RHEV across the organization from RND all the way down to our customer support operations. Every level has their own requirements and expectations from software and its use, RHEV provides the organization with a scalable virtualization platform that answers more of todays needs than competitors. We host systems for companies wanting a cloud based solution and the performance from RHEV is right on par with what our needs are.

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization has provided the flexibility we need to offer a highly reliable and scalable cloud solution to our customers. As one of the leading security providers in the world, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization will deliver unparalleled experience to our customers as we embark on a new shift in operations. Our organization has just shifted focus to provide a more robust offering and we were not able to do so without RHEV. There are still some instances where vmware has redhat beat purely due to their maturity in the space.

RHEV is being used to implement an open-source hypervisor (KVM) with an easy-to-use front end for our customers. Our organization is exploring the feasibility of using it to deploy to multiple external locations in order to make management of VMs easy for remote administrators. It has a very well documented Python API, which makes automation easier to implement.

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) is well suited for environments where skilled Linux/Python engineers are available to help configure, install, and deploy it. The majority of the back-end of the product is written in Python and when issues arise, engineers will need to parse log files generated by Python. It is not well suited for Microsoft Windows only shops.

RHEV is used as a one stop solution for virtual environments due to it being part of the RedHat distro.Business problems that come with this is the costs associated with the implementation of such a solution.

RHEV is most suited in any situation that requires VM management. If you work with openstack then using RHEV would be something to look at since it does have support for it. It might be less appropriate if you are just needing to save cost. However, using something like oVirt (similar if not the same as RHEV) would be better even though it would take a little more work to use oVirt as oVirt is not baked into the kernel.